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For Immediate Release
July 8, 2004
Rights and Aspirations of the People of Afghanistan
"Today, clean water is being provided throughout the country,
hospitals and clinics have been rehabilitated, and millions of children
have been vaccinated against measles and polio."
President Bush's remarks in a press conference with President Karzai of Afghanistan
The Rose Garden, Washington D.C.
June 15, 2004
"Three years ago, women were viciously oppressed and forbidden to
work outside the home, and even denied what little medical treatment
was available. Today, women are going to school, and their rights are
protected in Afghanistan's constitution."
President Bush's remarks in a
press conference with President Karzai of Afghanistan
The Rose Garden, Washington D.C.
June 15, 2004
"Three years ago, the smallest displays of joy were outlawed. Women
were beaten for wearing brightly-colored shoes. Even the playing of
music and the flying of kites were outlawed. Today, we witness the
rebirth of a vibrant Afghan culture. Music fills the marketplaces, and
people are free to come together to celebrate in open."
President Bush's remarks in a press conference with President Karzai of
Afghanistan
The Rose Garden, Washington D.C.
June 15, 2004
"Afghanistan and America are working together to print millions of
new textbooks and to build modern schools in every Afghan province.
Girls, as well as boys, are going to school, and they are studying
under a new curriculum that promotes religious and ethnic tolerance."
President Bush's remarks in a press conference with President Karzai of
Afghanistan
The Rose Garden, Washington D.C.
June 15, 2004
"Under the Taliban, women were oppressed, their potential was
ignored. Under President Karzai's leadership, that has changed
dramatically. A number of innovative programs designed in collaboration
with the Afghan government are increasing the role of women in the
private sector."
President Bush's remarks in a press conference with
President Karzai of Afghanistan
The Rose Garden, Washington D.C.
June 15, 2004
"The world and the United States stand with [the people of
Afghanistan] as partners in their quest for peace and prosperity and
stability and democracy."
President Bush's remarks in a press conference with President Karzai of Afghanistan
The Rose Garden, Washington D.C.
June 15, 2004
"We're encouraging economic opportunity and the rule of law and
government reform and the expansion of liberty throughout the region."
President Bush's remarks on Progress in Afghanistan during his
Commencement Address at the United States Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs, Colorado
June 2, 2004
"People have got a sparkle in their eye and women now all of a
sudden no longer fear the future but believe that we're there to stay
the course and we will help a free society emerge."
President Bush's remarks in a news conference
June 1, 2004
"In January, Afghans approved a new constitution that protects the
right of all Afghan citizens, including women. ... they agreed upon a
fundamental law that respects tradition and establishes a foundation of
modern political rights, including free speech, due process, and a vote
for every citizen."
President Bush's remarks on Development in
Afghanistan
Washington Convention Center
May 18, 2004
"...the women and children in Afghanistan have a much brighter
future because we removed a barbaric regime that refused to even
educate young girls."
President Bush's remarks
Buffalo, New York
April 20, 2004
"Women were given no rights. Young girls did not go to school. It
was a barbaric regime. ... People are [now] free in that country."
President Bush's remarks on Freedom for the People of Afghanistan
Hershey, Pennsylvania
April 19, 2004
"Now the country is changing. There's women's rights. There's
equality under the law. Young girls now go to school, many for the
first time ever, thanks to the United States and our coalition of
liberators."
President Bush's remarks on the National Economy
Appleton,
Wisconsin
March 30, 2004
"The people of Afghanistan are a world away from the nightmare of
the Taliban. Citizens of Afghanistan have adopted a new constitution
guaranteeing free elections and full participation by women. The new
Afghan army is becoming a vital force of stability in that country.
Businesses are opening, health care centers are being established, and
the children of Afghanistan are back in school, boys and girls."
President Bush's remarks on the Anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom
March 19, 2004
"The women leaders of Afghanistan and Iraq have shown incredible
courage. When you think about what life was like months ago for many
women, the fact that they have risen up is a testament to their souls,
to their very being, their bravery. Some have paid for their new
freedoms with their lives, but in so doing, their sons and daughters
will be forever grateful."
President Bush's remarks on efforts to
globally promote women's human rights
March 12, 2004
"Today, the Taliban regime is gone, thank goodness. Girls are back
in class. The amazing accomplishment, though, is that Afghanistan has a
new constitution that guarantees full participation by women. The
constitution is a milestone in Afghanistan's history. It's really a
milestone in world history, when you think about it. All Afghan
citizens, regardless of gender, now have equal rights before the law."
President Bush's remarks on efforts to globally promote women's human
rights
March 12, 2004
"The nation of Afghanistan was once the primary training ground of
Al Qaida, the home of a barbaric regime called the Taliban. It now has
a new constitution that guarantees free election and full participation
by women."
President Bush's remarks at the "Churchill and the Great
Republic" exhibit
February 4, 2004
"Things are changing. Freedom is powerful. The people of
Afghanistan are opening up health care centers and new businesses.
Times are changing, because they have been liberated."
President Bush's
remarks on the impact of freedom in Afghanistan
Roswell, New Mexico
January 22, 2004
"As of this month, that country has a new constitution guaranteeing
free elections and full participation by women. Businesses are
opening. Health care centers are being established, and the boys and
girls of Afghanistan are back in school. ... The men and women of
Afghanistan are building a nation that is free and proud and fighting
terror, and America is honored to be their friend."
President Bush's
State of the Union speech
January 20, 2004
"A democratic Afghanistan will serve the interests and just
aspirations of all of the Afghan people and help ensure that terror
finds no further refuge in that proud land. This new constitution marks
a historic step forward, and we will continue to assist the Afghan
people as they build a free and prosperous future."
President Bush's
statement on Afghanistan's adoption of a new constitution
January 4,
2004
"[The Kabul-Kandahar Highway] will promote political unity between
Afghanistan provinces, facilitate commerce by making it easier to bring
products to market, and provide the Afghan people with greater access
to health care and educational opportunities."
President Bush's
statement on completion of the Kabul-Kandahar Highway
December 16, 2003
"Next month, 500 delegates will convene a national assembly in
Kabul to approve a new Afghan constitution. The proposed draft would
establish a bicameral Parliament, set national elections next year, and
recognize Afghanistan Muslim identity while protecting the rights of
all citizens."
President Bush's remarks on the 20th Anniversary of the
National Endowment for Democracy
November 6, 2003
"The Afghan people, especially Afghan women, do not miss the
bullying and the beatings and the public executions at the hands of the
Taliban."
President Bush's remarks to the Australian Parliament
Canberra, Australia
October 23, 2003
"We seek the rise of freedom and self-government in Afghanistan and
in Iraq for the benefit of their people, as an example to their
neighbors and for the security of the world."
President Bush's remarks
to the Australian Parliament
Canberra, Australia
October 23, 2003
"The people of Afghanistan and Iraq measure progress every day.
They are losing the habits of fear, and they are gaining the habits of
freedom."
President Bush's remarks to the Australian Parliament
Canberra, Australia
October 23, 2003
"New roads are being built, medical clinics are opening, and many
young girls are going to school for the first time, thanks to our
coalition and the United States of America."
President Bush's remarks
at the American Legion National Convention
St. Louis, Missouri
August
26, 2003
"We acted, and the Taliban no longer is in power in Afghanistan,
which is not only good for the security of the free world; it is
incredibly good for the people who suffered in Afghanistan under
barbaric rule."
President Bush's remarks on Afghanistan to the local
business community
Elizabeth, New Jersey
June 16, 2003
"Freedom is taking hold in Afghanistan and Iraq...[a]nd our nation
has special responsibilities to these countries, responsibilities we
will keep. In Afghanistan, America and our allies are helping to build
roads and train police and rebuild schools. This summer, at town hall
meetings across the country, Afghans will discuss the working draft of
a new constitution. And in the fall, a national assembly will convene
to ratify the constitution of a free and democratic Afghanistan."
President Bush Presses for Peace in the Middle East Remarks in
Commencement Address at the University of South Carolina May 9, 2003
"The Afghan people face continued struggles in rebuilding their
government and the nation. But the days when women were beaten in the
streets and executed on soccer fields are over." President Bush Presses
for Peace in the Middle East
Remarks in Commencement Address at the
University of South Carolina
May 9, 2003
"In Afghanistan, we helped to liberate an oppressed people. And we
will continue helping them secure their country, rebuild their society,
and educate all their children, boys and girls."
President Bush
Delivers the State of the Union
January 28, 2003
"We've seen in Afghanistan that the road to freedom can be hard;
it's a hard struggle. We've also seen in Afghanistan that the road to
freedom is the only one worth traveling. Any nation that sacrifices to
build a future of liberty will have the respect, the support, and the
friendship of the United States of America."
President Bush Remarks on
Humanitarian Efforts in Afghanistan
October 11, 2002
"Our commitment to a stable and free and peaceful Afghanistan is a
long- term commitment."
President Bush Statement with Afghanistan's
President Karzai
September 12, 2002
"Our governments have acted as leaders in the international
community to address the humanitarian needs of Afghanistan, including
repatriation and resettlement of refugees and the internally displaced.
While these challenges continue, it is now time for the international
community to take strong, visible steps to begin Afghanistan's physical
reconstruction."
President Bush Joint Statement with Japan's Prime
Minister and Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister
September 12, 2002
"In Afghanistan, the Taliban used violence and fear to deny Afghan
women access to education, health care, mobility, and the right to
vote. Our coalition has liberated Afghanistan and restored fundamental
human rights and freedoms to Afghan women, and all the people of
Afghanistan. Young girls in Afghanistan are able to attend schools for
the first time."
President Bush Proclamation 7584,Women's Equality Day,
2002
August 23, 2002
"And thanks to our United States military and thanks to a coalition
we put together -- and thanks to the coalition we have put together, we
have freed the people of Afghanistan from one of the most repressive
regimes in the history of mankind. Not only are we steadfast in our
desire to defend that which we believe, we also are willing to commit
resources to free a nation."
President Bush
Remarks at the Knoxville, Tennessee, Civic Center
April 8, 2002
"[T]hat cause was to liberate the Afghan people from terrorist
occupation, and we did so. Next week, the schools reopen in
Afghanistan. They will be open to all -- and many young girls will go
to school for the first time in their young lives. Afghanistan has many
difficult challenges ahead -- and, yet, we've averted mass starvation,
begun clearing mine fields, rebuilding roads and improving health care.
In Kabul, a friendly government is now an essential member of the
coalition against terror."
President Bush Remarks on the World
Coalition for Anti-Terrorism Effort
March 11, 2002
"All fathers and mothers, in all societies, want their children to
be educated, and live free from poverty and violence. No people on
Earth yearn to be oppressed, or aspire to servitude, or eagerly await
the midnight knock of the secret police. If anyone doubts this, let
them look to Afghanistan, where the Islamic 'street' greeted the fall
of tyranny with song and celebration."
President Bush Delivers the
State of the Union
January 29, 2002